Chef Chele Gonzalez established “Serie Kulynarya,” a collaborative series with prominent people from all over the world who share his passion for constant education, as well as the desire to share and exchange knowledge about the culinary scene......»»

Mike Miranda’s latest shenanigans have been met with strong consequences right off the bat. For his late hit on Phoenix’s Justin Chua late in TNT’s overtime loss last Saturday at the Ynares Center in Antipolo, Miranda has been fined P30,000 and suspended one game by PBA Commissioner Willie Marcial. With the Fuel Masters closing in on an overtime victory, Miranda practically punched Chua in the stomach following a made basket. The new TNT forward was promptly hit with a disqualifying foul and was ejected. On Monday, the Commissioner’s office slapped Miranda with a hefty fine and an automatic suspension. Miranda will now miss the KaTropa’s next game Wednesday against NLEX, his former team. TNT is sitting at 0-2 in the 2019 Philippine Cup. — Follow this writer on Twitter, @paullintag8.....»»

MANILA, Philippines --- The Senate adopted on Monday the recommendation of a Senate panel to conduct a lifestyle check and further investigate personalities tagged in the controversial P11-billion crystal meth shipment that was unearthed in August 2018. READ:PDEA chief now says magnetic lifters contained P11B 'shabu' READ:PDEA to file raps against those involved in P11B smuggled 'shabu' In his sponsorship speech on Committee Report No. 544, Sen. Richard Gordon, blue ribbon committee chair, noted that despite previous investigations into the illegal shabu shipments into the country, "big amount of drugs still kept coming in our country through the use of the same modus operan...Keep on reading: Senate OKs probe of people linked to P11-B ‘shabu’ shipment.....»»

Experiencing a year full of growth in 2018, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA), under the guidance of the Department of Transportation (DoTr), will continue to exert utmost efforts to ensure the safety, security, and comfort of the public at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA). “Passenger safety and security remain top priorities, and the […].....»»

Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) remained the top recipient of subsidies granted by the government to state-run corporations in the first 11 months of 2018. The post PhilHealth gets bigg.....»»

Policymakers expect the countrys economic growth in the fourth quarter of 2018 to be capped by measures the government implemented to bring inflation under controlmoves that ultimately affected market.....»»

MANILA, Philippines – The National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA) and the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Wednesday, January 16, to help in getting MTRCB permits for all NCCA-funded films. With the agreement, films endorsed by the National Committee on Cinema ........»»

THE Philippine National Police (PNP) confiscated a total of 1,025 firearms from 96 private security agencies that were ordered to cease operations in 2018, Director General Oscar Albayalde said on…READ The post PNP confiscates 1,025 firearms from 96 private security agencies that ceased operations appeared first on The Manila Times Online......»»

The Malaysia-based Big Bad Wolf book sale will return to Manila for the second time after a successful run in 2018. The organizers announced the much-anticipated event on Facebook: “Mabuhay Manila! Did you miss me? The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale will be coming to you for the 2nd time!” Mabuhay Manila! Did you miss […] The post Malaysia-based Big Bad Wolf Book Sale returns to Philippines appeared first on Interaksyon......»»

By Andres Ybarra, Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Derrick Rose hit an 18-footer with 0.6 seconds left to give the Minnesota Timberwolves a 116-114 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night (Monday, PHL time). Rose scored 29 of his 31 points in the seconds to help Minnesota overcome an 11-point deficit. THE KID FROM CHICAGO COMES UP CLUTCH 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹@budweiserusa Legendary Moment pic.twitter.com/hGOYIaRG4u — Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) January 21, 2019 Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 of his 30 points in the first half for Minnesota. With Towns struggling against double-teams in the second, Rose kept the Wolves in the game on 11-for-18 shooting in the half. T.J. Warren led Phoenix with 21 points and Devin Booker and Kelly Oubre, Jr. each added 18. Warren's last-second corner three hit off the side of the backboard. The Suns lost all four on their trip to fall to 4-20 on the road this season. Taj Gibson dunked to pull Minnesota within one with less than a minute to play. Towns intercepted a bad pass from Booker, and Rose hit the second of two foul shots to tie it at 114 with 30.5 seconds to play. Gibson grabbed the loose ball after Booker lost it on Phoenix's next possession, setting up Rose's winning shot. With the shot clock off and the crowd on its feet, Rose calmly dribbled down the clock against Mikal Bridges before pulling up and hitting the final shot. TIP-INS Suns: C Deandre Ayton (ankle) and F Richaun Holmes (foot) were out after suffering injuries Saturday (Sunday, PHL time) in Charlotte. C Dragan Bender made his first start of the season and had 12 points. ... Veteran guard Jamal Crawford, who played last season in Minnesota, was active and on the bench for his 1,300th career game. He missed the previous three games with a sore left knee. "His experience, his voice, his presence, the wisdom he's sharing in the locker room when the coaches are not around, it's priceless for the group and we're thrilled to have him," coach Igor Kokoskov said before the game. Timberwolves: F Robert Covington (bruised knee) and G Tyus Jones (ankle) remained out, missing their ninth and second games, respectively. UP NEXT The teams meet again Tuesday night (Wednesday, PHL time) in Phoenix......»»

Cardi B found herself in a heated Twitter exchange with conservative commentator Tomi Lahren after the latter poked fun at the "Bodak Yellow" rapper for sharing her opinions on the United States' government shutdown. The government shutdown began on December 2018 after Trump and Democrats failed to reach a budget agreement when it came to his demands for his $5.7 billion U.S.-Mexico border wall, meant to ward off immigrants. The impact of the shutdown has been felt throughout the country, as 800,000 federal workers missed their pay checks on Jan. 11, relying instead on various GoFundMe pages run by private citizens to pay for rent, food and other needs. Cardi B made her opinion know...Keep on reading: Cardi B slams pro-border wall commentator in height of US gov’t shutdown.....»»

MANILA, Philippines - The third set of trains acquired from China-based CRRC Dalian Co. Ltd. for the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) along EDSA will start undergoing test-runs on Wednesday (Jan. 23) until Feb. 1, the management of the train system announced. In an advisory on Monday, the MRT-3 management said that tests will run from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. "According to the PMO (project management office) handling Dalian trains, the validation testing of the third train set will run from 23 January to 1 February 2019, from 6am to 9pm," the management said. The train set will have to undergo a 1,000 kilometer-test run for 150 hour...Keep on reading: Third set of Dalian coaches for MRT-3 to undergo test runs.....»»

MANILA, Philippines -- Opposition Senator Leila de Lima on Monday dared President Rodrigo Duterte "to stop bringing violence and terror" as an international human rights group reported a "deepened" human rights crisis in the country due to continuing drug war. In its 2019 World Report, Human Rights Watch (HRW) recently revealed that human rights crisis in the country "deepened" in 2018 as the bloody war on drugs continued under the Duterte administration. READ:Human rights crisis in Philippines intensified amid drug war -- HRW "I challenge Mr. Duterte to stop bringing violence and terror to the populace because his drug war -- which is...Keep on reading: De Lima to Duterte: ‘Stop bringing violence and terror’ to Filipinos.....»»

BEIJING --- China's population rose by 15.23 million people in 2018, marking a continued decrease in the growth rate of the world's most populous nation. Numbers released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday put the population at 1.395 billion in 2018, marking a growth rate of 3.81 percent over the previous year. The total included 30 million more men than women, considered a long-time outcome of the recently abandoned one-child policy under which boys were favored over girls for cultural reasons. The government estimates China's population will peak at 1.442 billion in 2029 before beginning to decline the year after. India, the world's second most populous nati...Keep on reading: China population rises 15.23 million in 2018, but rate slows.....»»

VATICAN CITY, Holy See -- Pope Francis on Sundayrecommended a praying app called "Click to Pray" ahead of a World Youth Day festival in Panama that allows users to share their prayers online. "Internet and the social networks are a resource of our time, a way to stay in touch with others, to share values and projects, and to express the desire to form a community," the pope said during his traditional weekly Angelus prayer. Pope Francis will make his first trip to Panama on Wednesday for the gathering of more than 150,000 young Catholics from across the globe at the World Youth Day festival. "The web can also help us to pray as a community, to pray together," the pontiff sai...Keep on reading: Pope touts ‘Click to Pray’ app ahead of World Youth Day.....»»

BEIJING — Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged more efforts to achieve new, greater progress in the coordinated development of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the remarks during an inspection tour of the region from Wednesday […].....»»